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TEPCO

JAPAN
Jun 10, 2013
Removal of melted fuel from stricken Fukushima reactors may be advanced a bit
The government and Tepco say they may be able to start removing the melted fuel inside the crippled reactors at Fukushima No. 1 around 18 months earlier than initially planned, although this action would still be years away.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2013
Regulators to inspect Japan's sole operating reactors on June 15
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will conduct an onsite inspection June 15 of the only nuclear reactors now operating in Japan to check whether they are safe enough to be allowed to continue operating beyond July when new safety requirements take effect.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2013
New tainted water storage tank at Fukushima No. 1 plant leaking
Tepco says it found radioactive water dripping out one of the newly installed steel above-ground tanks it was using at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in place of the leaky covered storage reservoirs.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2013
Tepco finds groundwater contaminated with radioactive cesium
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has detected radioactive cesium in groundwater samples taken from the premises of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex, reversing an earlier announcement that any contamination was negligible.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2013
Ministry may sue Tepco for ¥16 billion
The Environment Ministry may file a lawsuit seeking ¥16.5 billion from Tokyo Electric Power to pay for government decontamination work since the 2011 nuclear disaster.
JAPAN
May 31, 2013
Ground freeze urged to curb seepage into Fukushima No. 1 radioactive basements
To reduce the flow of groundwater into the crippled reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant, the government told Tepco on Thursday to freeze the soil around them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2013
Widow in farmer suicide sues Tepco
A Filipino woman whose Japanese husband committed suicide after his dairy farming business was decimated by the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is suing Tokyo Electric Power Co. for about ¥126 million.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 28, 2013
281_Anti Nuke's anger at authority is at a critical mass
More than two years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, hundreds of thousands of residents of the Tohoku region of northeastern Honshu remain displaced, the power station teeters on the brink of further disaster and large swaths of northern Japan are so irradiated they'll be uninhabitable for generations to come. But today in Tokyo, it is as though March 11, 2011, never happened. The streets are packed with tourists and banners herald the city's 2020 Olympic bid; the neon lights are back on and all memories of post-meltdown power savings seem long forgotten.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
May 26, 2013
Mr. Abe: Bag the nukes and heed the Keeling Curve
Dear Prime Minister Abe,
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2013
Chubu Electric, Tepco to build coal-fired plant
Chubu Electric Power Co. plans to establish a joint special purpose company with Tokyo Electric Power Co. to build and operate a coal-fired power plant, industry sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
May 19, 2013
Fukushima photos focus on what can't be seen
Photographer Tomoki Imai has been a blur of activity since we reached the lookout point halfway up 601-meter Mount Higakure in the Futaba district of Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 14, 2013
Tepco seeks fishermen's OK for groundwater dump
Tokyo Electric Power Co. met Monday with fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture to seek approval for its plan to dump some of the groundwater accumulating at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2013
Three tie up on smart meter system
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it will tie up with Toshiba Corp. and NTT Data Corp. to develop a system for next-generation "smart meters" that enable utilities to accurately monitor electricity demand and efficiently manage supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2013
Tepco reports ¥685 billion net loss for 2012 as redress claims take toll
Tokyo Electric Power Co. reports a group net loss of ¥685.29 billion for the business year ended in March, its third straight year in the red due to the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2013
Tepco develops its own filtered venting system to hasten reactor restarts
Tokyo Electric plans to equip its idled nuclear reactors with filtered venting systems developed in-house to hasten efforts to restart them, it is learned.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2013
Tohoku Electric, Tepco in nuclear compensation talks
Tohoku Electric begins talks with Tokyo Electric on compensation for dropping electricity sales in Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2013
Tohoku Electric, Tepco in nuclear compensation talks
Tohoku Electric begins talks with Tokyo Electric on compensation for dropping electricity sales in Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2013
Claims against Tepco can run long
The Cabinet endorsed a bill Tuesday that would allow people affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis to seek damages from Tokyo Electric Power Co. after the statute of limitations runs out after three years.
EDITORIALS
Apr 20, 2013
More Tepco mismanagement
Leaky underground storage pools have forced Tepco to start transferring radioactive water to aboveground tanks at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2013
Tepco postpones transfer of radioactive water in Fukushima
Tepco delays transfer of toxic water at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, citing a need for more time to conduct safety checks and install a water pipe.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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